July 31, 2023

Dear USET/USET SPF Family,

The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) is hosting a Tribal consultation on Tribal Treaty Rights. The focus of this consultation is how the federal government could improve efforts to protect Tribal treaty rights, reserved rights, and similar rights. This also includes further promoting federal protections for sacred sites, Indigenous Knowledge in federal agency decision-making, and co-stewardship with Tribal Nations on federal lands.

Details regarding this upcoming Tribal consultation are as follows—

• Date/Time: Thursday, August 24, 2023 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm ET
• Click Here to Register

Written comments in response to this consultation are due September 21, 2023 and can be sent to whcnaa@bia.gov. To view additional information on the consultation, including a set of Framing Questions, please view the Dear Tribal Leader Letter.

For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.

Established in 2014, the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET SPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the inherent sovereign rights and authorities of Tribal Nations and in assisting its membership in dealing effectively with public policy issues.